Irish Spartans Pace All America Team
Notre Dame and Michigan State each place three on the AP All-America team. Spurrier leads the backfield with 2,012 passing yards and 16 TDs. Bubba Smith and George Webster headline MSU defense. Eddy and Resner anchor ND offense alongside Jones and Dowdy. Fauced by injuries and standout blockers, the selections honor a star-filled 1966 season.
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Ted Smits
NEW York
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Associated Press
Steve Spurrier
Florida
Mel Farr
UCLA
AP Football Board of Sports Writers
Smith
Frank Loria
Virginia Tech
Eddy
Jost
Farr
Jones
Midwest gridiron stars dot AP All America list
The 1946 Associated Press All America selections feature Midwest players such as Nebraska letters Wayne Meylan Lloyd Phillips Dan Schuppman and Granville Liggins among others. Names from Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and Arkansas appear in offense and defense ranks with multiple backs ends tackles and coordinators listed as honorees.
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NEW York
Midwest
Dick Cunningham
Arkan
Associated Press
John Beard
Rado
Tenters
Kelly Petersen
Nebraska
Mel Gibbs
Arkansas
John Eckman
Wichita
Bot Churchick
Benny Russell
Louisville
John Brittenum
Cornelius Davis
Kansas State
Harry Wilson
Wilmer Cooks
Colorado
John Love
North Texas State
David Dickey
Carel Stith
Dennis Randall
Oklahoma State
Tom Holzer
Granville Liggins
Oklahoma
Barkley Harkless
Cooper
Mike Sweatman
Kansas
Danny Lankas
Joe Rushing
Memphis State
Jim Whitaker
Missour
Eugene Ross
Hale Irwin
Martin Bercher
Fart Adams
Garden City sports schedule shows heavy state action ahead
Garden City teams push hard in coming days with junior high and high school basketball and wrestling events. Notable events include 3 pm junior high cagers vs Liberal South, and Friday’s GCHL opener against Russell with B-team clash. Wrestling at Dodge City 6 pm, 12 B-team matches plus 12 varsity. Saturday features junior high ninth graders hosting Lamar Colorado in a basketball wrestling dual. Sunday sees St Mary’s at LaCrosse in seventh and eighth grade hoops. Monday has junior high A and B games vs Liberal West, and junior college wrestling hosts Fort Hays State B-team dual at 7 pm.
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Garden City
Garden City Junior High
Liberal South
Garden City High
Russell
Dodge City
Lamar Colo
St. Mary School
Liberal West
Garden City Junior College
Fort Hays State College
Senior High
Juco Matmen
Curtis Cokes Named Fighter of the Month in Ring Rating
The Ring magazine November Fighter of the Month is Curtis Cokes after his win over Jean Josselin in Dallas. Cokes retains the welterweight title and is viewed as successor to Emile Griffith as king of 147 pounds. The Ring ratings also spark changes with Joe Frazier and Manuel Ramos debuting in the heavyweight list.
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New York
Curtis Cokes
Ring Magazine Today
France
Jean Josselin
Dallas
Tex
Cokes
World Boxing Association
Emile Griffith
Ring
Joe Frazier
Philadelphia
Mexico
Manuel Ramos
Amos Lincoln
Cleveland Williams
Harold Evans Leads Bowl Victory With 245 Game
Harold Evans of Welders Supply tops the week with a 245 best game and 59 best series at Garden Bowl as the American League marks Week 15 of 1966-67. Welders 1,074 team game and Shamrock Service 3,138 team series lead, with multiple league results across teams and players. St. Louis University falls 69-59 to Southern Illinois while Bradley beats Murray State 108-85 and other college and bowling results populate the night.
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Harold Evans
Garden Bowl
Shamrock Service
Collins Implement
Burtis Motors
Santa Fe Motors
Deerfield
Conoco
Smoky Seigler
Eagles Lodge
Jerry Bieker
Spor
Spor’s
E&e Tank
Dairy Queen
Schiffelbein
Oswalt Industries
A&a
Pepsi-Cola
Moorman
Garden National Bank
Schreiber Motors
Tom's Peanuts
Holcomb
Colleen Meng
Gerber OH
Charleston
Prairie Belles League
Dial Tones
Gibson Discount Center
Charleston Coon
Gerber Oil
Campbell Insurance
B&b
Warren Hotel
Associated Press
St. Louis University
Southern Illinois
Bradley
Murray State
Wyoming
Nebraska
Missouri Valley Bradley
Southern Ilinois
St. Louis
Lew Alcindor suffers leg injury but expected to play vs Duke
UCLA coach John Wooden said Lew Alcindor, the 7 foot 1 star, sustained a leg injury from an accidental kick in the 105-90 win over USC. He likely will start against Duke this weekend after the incident in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Southern California
Duke
John Wooden
Wooden
Alcindor
Bruins
USC
Cubs trade Dick Ellsworth to Phillies for Ray Culp
Chicago ships lefty Dick Ellsworth the unlucky pitcher once a 50 000 bonus child to Philadelphia for right hander Ray Culp and cash. Ellsworth had an 84-110 record with the Cubs and a 22-10 peak in 1963. Ron Turcotte rode three winners at Aqueduct for the second straight day.
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Chicago
Dick Ellsworth
Chicago Cubs
Philadephia Phillies
Cubs
Fresno
Calif
Phils
Ray Culp
Ellsworth
New York
Ron Turcotte
Aqueduct Race Track
St Marys Cagers Leg Two More Court Victories
St Marys School versus Garden City produced two wins for Garden in a Tuesday double header at Lakin. In seventh grade, St Marys forced overtime and won 28 26. In eighth grade, St Marys rolled 50 27. Ortiz led Sc Marys with 10 points, Baier and Garcia added support, while Bergkamp led Garden City with 18. Next games include trips to LaCrosse and home clashes against Deerfield and Dodge City before Christmas break.
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St. Mary's School
Garden City
Knights
Laddie Hernandez
Lakin
Garden
St. Mary
St. Mary Center
Andy Ortiz
Ortiz
Rod Baier
Baier
Mike Garcia
Chris Perez
Nelson Rider
The
John Bergkamp
Ralph Rupp
Harvey Brungardt
Ramos
Alibi Bowling Tourney enters fourth weekend
The Alibi Tournament reaches its fourth of five weekends at Garden Bowl with entrants from western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Action runs Saturday and Sunday December 17 18 with men and women divisions led by Bill House Liberal in singles 708 and 1205 scratch six game totals, while Mickey Evans Garden City tops women’s singles and all events. Other top contenders include Ken Legleiter Larned Jerry Finch Garden City Fred Wilson Larned Fred Walz Oakley and notable duos in doubles.
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Kansas
Colorado
Kegler
Bill House
Ken Legleiter
Larned
Clarence Cunningham
Jerry Finch
Garden ‘City
Fred Wilson
Fred Walz
Oakley
Charley Bosley
Dighton
Fred Conaway
Delbert Rose
Don Moore
Lou Schwanke
Scott City
Dorie Lampman
Colby
Alice Conaway
Leora Johnson
Beverly Peterson
Mickey Evans
Garden
Colbywesome
Louise Schwanke
Nellie Doerksen
Garden City
Lucille Crow
Jerri Legg
Lamar
Colo
Pokes Huskers Fall In Nonconference Showdowns
Arkansas defeated Oklahoma State 51-46 while Wyoming beat Nebraska 102-98. Oklahoma State led 31-28 at halftime but went cold in the second half, missing six straight baskets. Ken Collins scored 35 for Wyoming, Tom Beach had 25 for Nebraska, who rallied to 72-72 late but couldn't pull ahead.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma State
Wyoming
Nebraska
Wally Freeman
Jim Feamsteer
Ken Collins
Tom Beach
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